Solar Energy Curricula/Projects
Topics: Solar Energy, Energy Sources and Conversions
Source: The
Web Address: www.nmsea.org/Curriculum/Listing.htm
Grade Levels: 3 - 12
Learning Strategies: Read and Comprehend, Interpret Diagrams, Build Devices, Experiment, Analyze Costs, Illustrate a Concept or Process
Frameworks Connections: (Grades 6 - 8)
Science and Technology/Engineering
• Earth and Space Science Heat
Transfer in the Earth's System
• Physical Sciences
Properties of Matter
Forms of Energy
Heat Energy• Technology/Engineering
2. Engineering Design
5. Construction Technologies
Framework Connections: (Grade 9 - 12)
Science and Technology/Engineering
• Earth and Space Science
2. The Earth's Sources of Energy
• Chemistry
11. Oxidation-Reduction and Electrochemistry
• Physics
1. Motion and Forces
3. Heat and Heat Transfer
5. Electromagnetism• Technology/Engineering
1. Engineering Design
2. Construction Technologies
4. Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems
5. Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems
Cost: Activities and information can be downloaded from the web site.
Description: This resource provides a solar curriculum with many activities that can be downloaded from the web site. The web address for each component of the curriculum can also be provided to students so they can access the curriculum activities.
The web site also provides links to other solar curriculum projects and to sites such as the publication Home Power that provides data helpful in researching the feasibility of solar energy technology.